Medical Student History Essay Award: Mary Bridget Lee (pdf)

10/2/2020

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Hunger and Housing - Lessons from COVID-19

9/25/2020

rate whereas their affordable housing units had less than a 1% infection rate. I've sometimes said … level to try and create more resources. That being said, I do think that one of the things that we … of the state said it used to be that affordable housing was a crisis and now we are in an emergency so we …

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A Candid Conversation: Standing Up for Equity in Medicine

9/18/2020

body { background:#fff; } A one-day social media campaign in June, called #ShareTheMicNow , prompted White female entrepreneurs, activists, and entertainers to turn over their Instagram accounts to Black

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Vital Signs September 2020

9/18/2020

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September 9 MMS Member Forum on School Reopening

9/14/2020

and districts are decided locally based on community metrics. Commissioner Riley said all MA districts have … adamant against it in many cases. He said they are using the best data available to make good …, and unfortunately, multiple outbreaks were seen. Dr. Nelson said there will be cases in schools as long …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - September 2, 2020

9/4/2020

in hand, which may be now. That being said, there is evidence of waning vaccine immunity, even during …

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A Guide to Responding to Microaggressions

8/25/2020

., “I felt hurt when you said that.”), instead of attacking statements (e.g., “You’re a racist … a Microaggression? First of all, everyone commits microaggressions. We have all done or said something that we may … that something we said or did was hurtful or offensive, there really isn’t anything we can do. However, when we …

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Dr. Alice Coombs is honored by Massachusetts Medical Society with its Woman Physician Leadership Award

7/15/2020

in worthwhile causes, while helping them with advancement of their career paths,” said Dr. Ronald Dunlap, a past … in Medicine,” said Dr. Simone Wildes, chair of the MMS Committee on Diversity in Medicine. “She has been … in the AMA and the MMS and shown me the importance of organized medicine,” said Dr. Ellana Stinson. “Dr …

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Some COVID-19 Disruptions May Change Health Care for the Better

7/13/2020

body { background:#fff; } By Vicki Ritterband, Vital Signs writer Illustration by Chris Twitchell Amid a pandemic that has taken an unspeakable toll, looking for silver linings seems almost sacr

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Annual Education Program: NEJM Editor Shares COVID-19 Tour de Force

7/13/2020

body { background:#fff; } By Vanessa Kenealy, MMS Public Health & Preparedness Programs Specialist On May 30, 2020, the MMS held its first-ever virtual Annual Education Program, COVID-19: What do we know and ho

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